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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on November 12, 2014?

46 free events take place on Wednesday, November 12 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out November 12 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of November . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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46 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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free events nyc Bach at Noon
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Workshop | Park FitClub: Boot Camp with The Rise NYC


Energize your day with a workout before work. Join The Rise NYC, a community-driven pop-up fitness group, for a Boot Camp. Rotations through exercises like crunches, planks, push-ups, burpees, and mountain climbers ensure a mixture of cardio and strength training that will keep you coming back - and seeing results. No equipment necessary; smiles and high-fives encouraged. Rain or shine.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 am
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Conference | Raising the Bar: Home Country Efforts to Regulate Foreign Investment for Sustainable Development


Much of the effort to regulate foreign investment for sustainable development focuses on the actions of host states, overlooking the role of home countries. In recent years, however, there has been growing dialogue over whether, in addition to supporting their firms in making foreign direct investments, home countries should also monitor or regulate the activities of companies operating abroad, for example, with regards to the disclosure of tax payments, or impacts on human rights, the environment, or development. Legal experts have argued that home countries have extraterritorial obligations under international law, including with respect to regulating the activities of both publicly controlled as well as private companies. The increasing pressure on home countries to monitor or regulate the overseas activities of multinational companies also results from a sense of moral duty, the desire for greater coherency of governmental policies and actions, and perceptions of potential political or economic self-interest. Yet, while home countries have influence over outward investors, are willing to exercise extraterritorial power in certain contexts, and are often committed to sustainable development, their policies and actions are not always coherent. This conference looks at home country measures that have been taken unilaterally or multilaterally to monitor or regulate foreign investment, why states have taken these measures, whether they have a duty to do so, what lessons can be learned from both successful and failed attempts, and what further efforts may be useful or necessary to regulate investment for sustainable development.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 am
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Park Walk | Central Park Tour


Stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Greenwich Village Neighborhood Tour


Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Apps on Tablets Workshop


Learn how to find apps, review apps and discover some of the most popular apps around for iOS and Android devices.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | MS Word 2010 for Beginners Workshop


Learn the basics features of Microsoft Word 2010, a word processing program you can use to create documents. Topics include entering and editing text, saving files, and formatting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. You'll be surprised that Alex and Jordan can often be found outside tossing pins in the snow!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Author Reading | Siri Hustvedt reads from her book The Blazing World


Siri Hustvedt was born in 1955 in Northfield, Minnesota and is the internationally acclaimed author of five novels, The Sorrows of an American, What I Loved, The Enchantment of Lily Dahl, The Blindfold, and The Summer Without Men, as well as a growing body of nonfiction including, A Plea for Eros and Mysteries of the Rectangle, and an interdisciplinary investigation of the body and mind in The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:20 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Jazz | Midday Jazz


A jazz concert for the midtown community. These popular midday concerts feature well-regarded artists. The programming is overseen by jazz pianist Ronny Whyte.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Jazz | Bill Wurtzel, Jazz Guitarist


Enjoy free live music performed by jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guest musicians.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Connecting to the Cloud Workshop


Learn all about the Cloud, what it is and how you use it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Dance Performance | 2014 Dance Studio Showings


2014 Resident Artists offer a rare glimpse into the creative process, presenting work-in-progress public showings of the projects they are developing. 4PM :Pam Tanowitz / Dance; Project: An evening-length dance inspired by a J.D. Salinger short story and French New Wave cinema 5PM: Nora Chipaumire and Charlotte Brathwaite / Dance + Theater + Installation; Project: portrait of myself as my father, a work focusing on perceptions and fatherhood deconstructed through movement 7PM: Rashaun Mitchell and Sara Mearns / Dance; Project: An exploration of new ideas in ballet and modern dance, hosted in association with Danspace Project's Platform 2015 Residency
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Lecture | The Changing Room: Time, Space and Light


A seminar featuring Adam Yarinsky from ARO and Jeffrey Schnapp from Harvard's metaLAB. How are our perceptions of time and space shaped by the constantly shifting movement of natural light within an interior space, and what role do architectural materials and finishes play in forming these perceptions? How can new lighting technologies expand historical applications of artificial light and affiliation with natural illumination? Given our rapidly expanding understanding of the powerful effects of lighting conditions on the human body, what can cutting-edge scientific research tell us about the impact on our health as we move through and inhabit these highly changeable and interactive spaces? These are just some of the issues to be addressed in The Changing Room.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Viola Competition Finals


Program: HINDEMITH Der Schwanendreher
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Master Class | Violin Master Class: Glenn Dicterow


Glenn Dicterow has established himself worldwide as one of the most prominent American concert artist of his generation. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he was a student of Ivan Galamian. In 1967, at age 18, he performed as soloist with the New York Philharmonic under Andre Kostelanetz in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. He joined the orchestra as Concertmaster and has since performed as soloist every year. He concluded his Philharmonic tenure this past June with a performance of Beethoven's Triple Concerto, with Pianist Yefim Bronfman and cellist Carter Brey. Prior to Joining the New York Philharmonic, he served as Associate Concertmaster and Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Lecture | Gods, Power, and Common Folks: City and Religion in Japan


Sociologist Eiko Ikegami’s research and teaching focuses on comparative historical sociology, Japanese society, economic sociology and the sociology of culture. Her current work focuses on public spheres in comparative perspective, civility, state formation and capitalism in Japan, and identities, network, and social change. She is the author of The Taming of the Samurai: Honorific Individualism and the Making of Modern Japan and Bonds of Civility: Aesthetic Networks and Political Origins of Japanese Culture, which won five book prizes in fields from cultural and political sociology to Asian studies.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Red, Yellow and Orange: A 3-Person Exhibit of Abstract Paintings


The work of Ford Crull, Peggy Cyphers and Debra Drexler represents the best of contemporary abstraction: which is skilled and confident while demonstrating courage and invention. The contemporary sublime puts us in touch with what is elementally human, by erasing personal boundaries and supplanting surety with uncertainty and awe. The work of Crull, Cyphers and Drexler assert the primacy of painting by offering an unabashedly transcendent experience through the medium of paint. Archetypes of shadow and light reveal themselves, red, yellow and orange reflected in the water of life.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Social Photography IV


An exhibition that focuses on cell phone photography. Emphasizing no particular theme beyond how the cell phone camera is most often used, both artists and non-artists were invited to submit images from their phones.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Book Signing | Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys signs copies of her children's book Blue Moon: From the Journals of Mama Mae and LeeLee


Tonight the one and only Alicia Keys reads and signs her new children's book. Priority seating with book purchase. Wristband event. Call store for additional details.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Taste Makers: Creatives in the Culinary Arts


From stylist to recipe developer, to photographer and designer, creative people shape our experiences with food. Moderators Hannah Kirshner and Terri Lee use art and design principles in their culinary work. Curious about how others blend these disciplines? They have invited Emilie Baltz, Amelia Coulter, Shannon Mustipher, and Emilia Terragni to discuss careers that touch both food and art.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Who Lived in a House Like This? How to Research the History of Your New York City Home


Have you ever wondered about the history of your home? Who used to live there or what their lives were like? This class will show you how to research the history of your building and the people who owned and lived in it. The Milstein Division is home to one of the largest free United States history, local history and genealogy collections in the country. Looking at censuses, city directories, land conveyances, and photographs, newspapers and local histories available at the New York Public Library, and at other New York City institutions, you will learn how to construct a narrative history of your home.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Works by Six Painters and Sculptors


The six artists are painters and sculptors from the New York area. They have exhibited individually throughout NYC. The artists are: Georgi Dimov, Khachik Bozoghlian, Miyuki Fuyi, Ellen Taylor, Bennett Vadnais and Stephi Kix.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Mexican Cinema: Jorge Michel Grau’s We Are What We Are (2010)


In a striking blend of horror and social realism, Jorge Michel Grau’s debut film explores the social circumstances that create the monstrous and horrific. Awarded Best Film by Fantastic Fest and Best First Film by Expresón en Corto International Film Festival, it follows a family of flesh eaters in modern-day Mexico City as they struggle to maintain their tradition of ritual cannibalism after the sudden death of their father. 89 min. Followed by a panel discussion to further interrogate the issues raised by the film, including poverty, corruption, violence, and ritual.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Poetry Reading | Becoming Julia de Burgos


Join Vanessa Pérez Rosario and poets Sandra Maria Esteves, Mariposa, Bonafide Rojas and Emanuel Xavier for an evening of conversation and readings honoring the life and work and Julia de Burgos. In Becoming Julia de Burgos: The Making of a Puerto Rican Icon, Vanessa Pérez Rosario examines poet and political activist Julia de Burgos’s development as a writer, her experience of migration, and her legacy in New York City.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Screening | Documentary: Karen Thorsen's James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket


New York City's HD premiere of the newly restored documentary film classic presented in honor of the film's 25th anniversary and the 90th anniversary of James Baldwin's birth. It is an emotional portrait, a social critique, and an eloquent plea for human equality. 87 min. Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Karen Thorsen and moderator Michelle Materre, with others to be announced.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Facebook Basics


Learn about the online social network Facebook.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Forum | Fiction Forum: Tiphanie Yanique


Tiphanie Yanique is the author of the novel Land of Love and Drowning, and the short story collection, How to Escape from a Leper Colony.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Opening Reception | Jiri Voves' Inscriptions: Paintings and Nail Drawings


In the self-imposed seclusion of his studio in an old house in the countryside near Prague, Jiří Voves draws, paints and etches his signs and codes. His introvert, contemplative nature speaks to us through an artistic language of subtle touches and interventions. In his work, he reveals the deepest layers and contexts of existence while acknowledging their inalienable mystery. The fundamental characteristic of Voves’s art is a kind of ‘tranquil unease’ that represents not only a symbolic portrait of the essence of being, but a means of fathoming its infinite complexity.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Workshop | Nicholas Freudenberg discusses his book Lethal But Legal: Corporations, Consumption, and Protecting Public Health


This illustrated lecture examines how corporations have impacted -- and plagued -- public health over the last century, first in industrialized countries and now in developing regions.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | The Lowline


The visionaries, who plan to revitalize the de-commissioned underground trolley terminal below Delancey Street into a subterranean park, come to discuss the history and future of the space.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Turkey under Erdoğan: Is it Still a Model of 'Islamic Democracy?'


Panelists include: Y. Alp Aslandogan, President, Alliance for Shared Values Mark Meirowitz, Professor of Humanities, SUNY Maritime College Fathali Moghaddam, Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University Amberin Zaman, Journalist, The Economist
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
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Discussion | After/Images of the GDR


With Doreen Mende, Prem Krishnamurthy, and Charity Scribner. East Germany — the former German Democratic Republic — existed as a nation state for only forty years, but its legacy persists into the present. Now, at the twenty-fifth anniversary of the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, many ask what the GDR's experiment in "real existing socialism" meant for those who lived within it, and what lessons this system might offer to our current situation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Slide Lecture | Artist Margaret Morton discusses her book Cities of the Dead


Traveling in Kyrgyzstan, photographer Margaret Morton became captivated by the otherworldly grandeur of these cemeteries. Cities of the Dead: The Ancestral Cemeteries of Kyrgyzstan collects the photographs she took on several visits to the area and is an important contribution to the architectural and cultural record of this region.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Atticus Lish reads from his new book Preparation for the Next Life


Zou Lei, orphan of the desert, migrates to work in America and finds herself slaving in New York's kitchens. She falls in love with a young man whose heart has been broken in another desert. A new life may be possible if together they can survive homelessness, lockup, and the young man's nightmares, which may be more prophecy than madness.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | Austrian Documentary: Johannes Holzhausen's The Great Museum (2014)


The award-winning documentary is a curious, witty and humorous peek behind the scenes at a world-famous cultural institution. Director Johannes Holzhausen and his team spent more than two years gathering material at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Shot in the attentive style of direct cinema – with no off-screen commentary, no interviews and no background music – the film observes the various processes involved in creating a perfect setting for art. 94 min. In German with English subtitles.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | James Gavin discusses his book Is That All There Is? with critic Rex Reed


Borrowing his title from one of the songs she made popular, James Gavin tells the story of the strange life of Peggy Lee in his new biography. Join him for his discussion of the famous songstress with critic Rex Reed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Nuruddin Farah reads from his new book Hiding in Plain Sight


An internationally known fashion photographer, dazzling but aloof, comes and goes as she pleases, juggling three lovers. But with her teenage niece and nephew effectively orphaned, she feels an unfamiliar surge of protective feeling.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Poetry Reading | Poetry Reading: Pulitzer Prize Winner Mark Strand and Others


Mark Strand’s most recent book, Complete Poems, has been shortlisted for the National Book Award. He is the author of many books of poems, a book of stories, and three volumes of translations, and he is the editor of several anthologies. He has received numerous honors and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize (for Blizzard of One), the Bollingen Prize, and the Gold Medal for Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1990, he was appointed poet laureate of the United States. Eliza Griswold is the author of Wideawake Field, which “draws tenderness from brutality, an idyll from a panic, and lyric not from interlude, but everywhere” (Susan Stewart). Her latest book, I am the Beggar of the World, is a collection of reportage and translations of Afghan folk poetry. Her first non-fiction book, The Tenth Parallel, was awarded the Anthony J. Lukas prize and was a New York Times bestseller. Her poetry and reportage has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, among many others. Sarah Plimpton is a painter and writer and the author of The Every Day. Her poems, “as quiet as a moment just before sleep…are like preludes to dreams. The everyday happens daily, but it is also rare and precious in Ms. Plimpton's transparent telling” (John Ashbery). Her poems and prose have appeared in The New York Review of Books, The Paris Review, and The Denver Quarterly, among other magazines.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Workshop | Brain Games


Don’t just play them, learn with them. Reward and exercise your brain the fun way. Master your strategy skills with Chess or Go. Learn about finance with Monopoly and The Game of Life. With many games to choose from, it’s not all just fun and games.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Concert | Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir: Haydn, Mozart, Brahms


>b>Program: Brahms Vier Gesange, op. 17 Haydn Te Deum in C, Hob XXIIIc:2 Mozart Mass in C Minor, K. 427/417a ("Great") With: the MSM Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir wih the MSM Chamber Sinfonia; Kent Tritle, Conductor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Party | Party Like It's 1989


1989 saw more street parties in East Central Europe than perhaps any other year. The Iron Curtain was decomposing and people finally had good reason to celebrate. So they did: in the streets and in their homes. Relive the soundtrack to the parties of freedom thrown by the young and the young at heart who learned to breathe freely again and dance to Western beats and the best of homegrown music all at once. From 9pm Deejay Spinach spins an exciting mix of US and European discs while you can sample Pálinka, one of the most popular drinks from the region and the cultural memorabilia on display. Come dressed as a historical character or a 1989 pro-democracy protester to get more into the groove. Before the party gets started they encourage you to join them for the screening (at 8pm) of winners and special selections of the Peer 2 Peer video essay competition issued by Balassi Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center and BuSho International Short Film Festival on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Iron Curtain and the Democratic Transition in Central Europe.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Performance | Gandhi, Is That You? Comedy Show


Stand-up comedy show (that has been featured on MTV, and that fills to standing-room only each week). The show is produced by Brendan Fitzgibbons (The Onion, McSweeney's) and Lance Weiss (Carolines on Broadway) with comedians from David Letterman, Vh1, MTV, The Onion, and Comedy Central. Free pizza!
   New York City, NY; NYC
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